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Why We Need an Ugly Betty Remake Now

…and popular show. The production could have adapted it in a different way, say with a white protagonist, but the result would not have been the same. In terms of…

Mindy Kaling is Changing Casting for the Better

…white guys as her character’s love interests. “Do people really wonder on other shows if female leads are dating multicultural people?” she asked in an Entertainment Weekly cover story. “Like…

"Ana" is a Coming of (Middle) Age Triumph

…titles, playing on her name, Veracruz-ANA, Herm-ANA, Lesbi-ANA, Veter-ANA demonstrate this series’ intentions of depicting a universal experience, even with its very specific ANA-ness. After all, why should white men…

"Bob Marley: One Love" is Fun and Forgettable

…level needed to tug at viewers’ emotions. Instead, it felt like something tossed in because—reasons. Truthfully, having white writers craft this story makes it feel constrained sometimes. It’s not bad,…

"Selena & Yolanda" Deserves the Outrage

…trigger.” It struck me that the outrage is not only from Latina women and men but also from white, African-American, and Asian women, white and African-American men, and members of…

Sundance Winner “Sujo” Honors Mexican Youth

…surprising to gringo audiences that see us all as a brown mass. Sujo, his aunt, and their sisters’ family are all brown and with Indigenous features, while Susan is white…

Leaving White Feminism in 2023

…the individual, most often the white and affluent woman, gaining equality to reach the power of the white man. Equality and liberation are not the same, though. Equality in this…